As a board director for several years, Mr. Mistry has had a front-row seat for Tata's expensive, complex integrations of Corus and Jaguar-Land Rover.
More than 20 companies - including Jaguar Land Rover and Great Western Hospitals - attended the fair in Swindon.
Robust demand for U.K.-based Jaguar Land Rover's vehicles worldwide has been offsetting its parent's weak sales in India.
Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover is also reportedly building a factory there, to meet auto demand and probably to avoid higher taxes on imported cars recently enacted by the country.
The Chinese market - where sales of Jaguar Land Rover's vehicles have risen 80% in the past year - has been rising in importance to the company.
The company has already sold most of its non-core assets, including Jaguar, Land Rover and its parts factories.
Jaguar Land Rover is hoping a high-end SUV can draw customers away from the Mercedes-Benz S-class, VW's Bentley and other high-price brands.
Across the facility's muddy tracks and bloody bog what the Jaguar Land Rover guys call the "Developing World" section the light-weighted Range Rover feels likewise transformed, easily surging up steep hills and effortlessly carrying its own momentum across fields of wheel-sucking muck.
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The company provides consultancy services and manufactures parts for the likes of Jaguar Land Rover, BAE, and Mercedes-Benz.
In the Experian study, Lexus, Acura, Audi, Infiniti, Jaguar, Porsche, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz and Lincoln were also among the Top 10 brands.
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The companies announced at the conference are Audi, BMW, Chrysler, General Motors, Honda, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar and Toyota.
But MG itself remains a fairly modest investment, compared - for example - with Indian Tata's ownership of Jaguar Land Rover.
Hoselton thinks Ford--despite its denials about selling other divisions besides Aston Martin--should find a buyer for its lagging Jaguar and Land Rover brands.
Axeon has worked closely with Jaguar Land Rover South Africa to produce an all-electric version of its iconic Defender model for use in game parks, minimising both environmental and noise pollution.
The same may well be true for Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), the UK-based Tata Motors subsidiary that hopes to boost the profits it makes from both Range Rover and Land Rover vehicles.
Expect the supercar to be just one of several to use advanced electric drivetrains, though Speth cautioned that neither Jaguar nor Land Rover are ready to commit to a pure battery-electric vehicle.
Analysts are urging Ford to dump its slow-selling Lincoln and Mercury brands in favor of beefing up the lineup at the Jaguar, Land Rover and Volvo brands, which have more global appeal.
"There are firms bucking the trend, like Jaguar Land Rover who are positioned well in the emerging markets, and you see that those high-end brands aimed at richer customers are not doing as badly, " said Mr Stadler.
Sales of Jaguar sedans rose 40% during the month to 5, 759 vehicles, while those of Land Rover sport-utility vehicles increased 31% to 29, 118 vehicles.
BMW, as he helped it rise to lead the premium-sporty market, or at Ford's Premier Automotive Group, where he attempted to turn round Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo and Aston Martin.
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